Fighters' brains damaged long before symptoms emerge, study hints

Unfortunately, I know all too well.

Had a SPECT scan years ago......boxing does have it's price.

 

If your really honest with yourself..? Evander Holyfield is not ****ed. He is in great shape for his age, and his personality and speech has never changed.

Thats if your really hoenst with yourself mate..? and your not attempting to try and be funny..?

:good

 

Damn

 

This is a violent sport..? people get brain damaged, bones get broken, people get knocked out..? Whats the big deal..? this is combat.

If they pass medical tests, and get paid money.

Lets fight...

 

You do hear some fighters sounding different long after they have retired.

 

I agree totally, it's not like anyone who follows the sport didn't know this **** before.

I follow Science quite closely and the thing that pisses me off is studies into the ****ing obvious.

We have got insulated from the fact that most physical endeavors in life are dangerous.

I am not saying it shouldn't be studied because we need to be clued up and it might save lives further down the road.

I just think it would better focused if they studied people who are shot, and those who have fared better under similar mileage, and see what the differences are.

They can then identify if someone is more prone brain damage at the start of there career, rather than when it is clearly too late.